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Chris Van Hollen: Instead of going to that purpose, they are going to stock buybacks, and foreigners own a 35-percent share of the value…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
Instead of going to that purpose, they are going to stock buybacks, and foreigners own a 35-percent share of the value of U.S. corporate stocks, so they are getting a lot of that.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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He critiques the allocation of funds from tax cuts, highlighting foreign ownership of U.S. stocks.

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